Cock



Jan. 15, 1952 P. P. HONEGGER COCK Filed Oct. 9, 1945 INVENTOQ I Pnsmza PAUL: HONEG-GERY AGENT Patented Jan. 15, 1 952 COCK Pierre Paul Honegger, Couches, Switzerland Application October 9, 1945, Serial No. 621,370

In Switzerland October 11, 1944 11 Claims. (Cl. 251-48) The present invention relates to a cock comwhich, during its opening and closing movements,

slides without revolving, this cock being charac-' terised in that the means angularly immobilising the valve are secured to or form part of the packing gland, the whole contrivance being arranged in such a way that, at the end of the openin stroke, the valve governs the packing gland.

The single figure of the attached drawing represents, by way of example, the section through the median plane of one embodiment of the cock according to the invention. The cock represented comprises a body I, fitted with a seat 2 adapted to cooperate with a valve 3, the closure element of which is visible at 4 and is secured by element 4a to the member 3. This valve consists of a part 5 of a prismatic shape with a square section, threaded interiorly and screwed onto the screw portion Ii of spindle I, which spindle is operated by means of an actuating or hand engaging member 8. The square part 5 of the valve forms a nut on the screw 6 and slides inside a sleeve 9 having a square inner cross-section which is screwed partly into the body I at III and partly into the cap II. This sleeve 9 is formed, preferably, from a length of internally profiled tubing, cut to the desired size and threaded on the outside. It is clear that, when the cap I I is locked on the sleeve 9, it forms a lock-nut for the latter, which then prevents the valve 3 from turning while at the same time leaving the valve free to slide under the influence of the rotation imparted to the screw 6 by the actuating member 8. The spindle I is fixed against movement in an axial direction by means of a collar I2 with which it is provided and which is held in place, on the one hand, by a shoulder I3 in the cap II and, on the other hand, by the watertight packing I4 against which the end of the sleeve 9 exerts a pressure, as will be more particularly explained hereinbelow, this sleeve constituting the screwed packing gland.

The cock represented functions as follows:

Let it be supposed that the cap I I, the packing gland 9 and the valve 3 assembled beforehand round the spindle 'I have just been mounted on the body I, as shown in the drawing. The free end 01 the packing gland 9 is screwed at I0 onto the body I, while keeping the cap II and the actuating member 8 angularly fixed in relation to each other, the valve being in the proximity of its completely open position, as shown in the drawing. The sleeve 9 constituting the packing gland is continued to be screwed onto body I until the cap II meets the watertight washer I5 positioned to be squeezed between it and the body I. At that moment, the valve 3 is brought to the limit of its opening stroke until the shoulder I6 of spindle 1 meets the end of the valve body 3 and the rotation of the actuating member 8 is continued in the direction of the opening of the valve. This has the effect of looking on the screw 6 the valve 3, forming a nut on it (the screw 6 and the sleeve 9 being threaded in opposite directions), which makes the valve 3 rotate with the screw 6, the valve 3 necessarily bringing the sleeve 9 along with it because of the square shape of part 5. The packing gland9 is thus drawn into a direction to tighten the packing I4 when the rotation of the actuating member of the cock in the direction of the opening of the valve is continued, after it has stopped relative to the valve 3. Action on the member 8 is continued until the packing gland is sufiiciently tight, then the cap II is turned in the direction of screwing on to the sleeve 9 until it is locked on this sleeve, thus forming a lock-nut for it, the part I 0 of the body I forming the nut. From that moment, it suflices to turn the actuating member 8 in the direction of the closing of the valve 3 for the cock to be ready to function. In fact, with the cap II then looking the packing gland, the valve 3 of this packing gland no longer follows the rotation of the screw 6.

If it is desired subsequently to retighten the packing gland, the cap II is unlocked by slightly unscrewing it and action on the member 8 is taken as has been described to effect the desired tightening of the joint {and this cap is again locked.

In a modified form of the invention, the packing gland 9 need not be in direct contact with the valve 3; it may be provided with a guide which immobilizes angularly the valve in rela-' tion to the packing gland and in which the valve will shift without turning, as in the example described.

In a conventional manner the body I of the cock is provided with the inlet I1 and outlet spout I9, to the latter of which is screw-threadedly attached the spout member 20. The opening I8 through the seat member 2 offers a communicating passage between inlet passage I7 and outlet passage I9.

The spindle! may be secured to actuating member 8 by any suitable means, such as by providing the spindl 1 with the threaded extension 2| projecting within the recess 23 of member 8,

extension 2! being engaged by a flanged nut element 22.

a valve..

member slidably but non-rotatably mountecL within and with respect to said packing gland;

and operating means extending; through, said;

tubular extension and said annular packing and connected to said valve member-so as; tq moye the said valve member axially but not="rotatablywith respect to said packing gland, said. ccn1i-,

pression of said annular packing by said packing h gland: causing. said, annular. packing to bear. against:saidgoperating means and ,preventlla ii age between said packing and,"operating,means;

' 2. ,Acock comprising ,inlcombination, alioliss ing eincluding a. tubular extension having an internally, screw,1 threaded; portion; an annular packing. located within said,tubulan extension atonelendsthereo-i; anuexte'rnallyscrewmhreaded tubnlanpackingl gland'threaded1y engaging said inte nallyrscremthreaded. portion of saidtubular l extension, and ,locate d;.- in pressin ,engagement. withs'aidgannularpacknig so, as togcomp ress the same; a, ,valve; member. and means for: mounting theivalve. member; withinsaidlpackin slend; so

asto. mor nl axi lly; w t n espect e.rot.

and; operating means, extending through: said;

tubular;extension,andjsaidmnnulanpackin gand connected;.-to saidjvalve member. o. to mov the said; valve, memben axia11y;but;npt= rotatably ith e t X tosaid. rza i'i i v land; aid, om: pression, of .saidiannular packingby saidpackipg lan causin said; annular. packing to bear against; saidjoperating means and prevent nlealge agerbetween; saidpao andl po t nez'mea se 3; A. cook omprisinafl c mb at t ho s= ing including atubularextension haying an inuternally, screw threaded portion; an annular packinglocatedf within Saidwubular :extension 'at one endithere a n t' n d roms i i row threaded portion; an externally; screw: threaded tub lar: packi -V l d t r adod i ne ins" a internallyscrew' threaded portion oi -said-tubular extension andpressing at one end thereof against said annular, packing 550% to compress the same; a 'valve-""member slidably butj non -rotatably mounted within and-with respect-to said packing gland; and operating means extending through said tubular extension and said-=annular:-packing and connected to saidwa'lve member-so as to :mQlve theesaid valve memben axiallybut; not rotatably with: respectxto:.saidi'packing :gland; said loom: pressionzoisaid annularszspackmsl icsaidrpackin land: ausmse said, annular: packin oe een" against said operating means and prevent leak e; e e w en-s id: aokin daonerating m an .:A ook ompri n /m ncombinat on, abouts; including aftubulan extensi n having, an internallyi screw, threaded. portion l] nnular, oo loooi hin. s id t bu ar. ten ional one end'thereof an' externally screw threaded tubular packing gland" threadedly engaging said internally screw threaded portion of isaid tubular extension and forcefully abutting at one end thereof against=said annular packing-seas to compress:- the vsame, the opening I througl'ie said packingcgland having a polygonal crossvsection;

a valve member having a polygonal cross section which mates with the said opening of said packing gland and which is slidably mounted within said packing gland; and operating means extending through said tubular extension and said annular packing and connected to said valve member so as to move the said valve member axially but not rotatably with respect to said packingygland; said compression of 5' said annular packing: by said *packinggland causing said annular packing to bear against said operating ,means and prevent leakage between said packing and operating means.

5. A cock comprising, in combination, a housing; including a tubular extension having an internally screw threaded portion at one end thereof fan annulanpacking located within said tubular extension at a point spaced from said screwgth readed portions; an externally screw threaded tubular packing gland threadedly enga inaisaid ,internally screw,threadedportion of saidltubular, extension, and lcovmpre sivelyw abut tin at 1 one endr'thereof; against; said. annular; packing so; as to compress. the same; a, valve. member slildaloly but nonerotatablm mounted within ar-idflwith; respect to. saidpackingg 'land; and; operating,- means extending through} said tubular, extension andfsaidfannulanpacking;and conneotedfto ,saidvalver member so aslto moverthes said valveimemloer"axiallylbut notrotatably. wi h pfi til i. aidYp fik n ;gland;saidlcompression saidtannular packing by saidpackingel nd causing said annular packing tdbeanagainstlsaid, perating means and, pr v nt eaka e; between saidipack g nd.;. nor ting meanss a a Ag omnrisinajin .combinationsa hoiis:- ing includingga tubular extensioh hay ng an tornal x' c ew thre ded 'p rtion.;.. an. annular nao nej oat d wi in-saidtubular extensionat one fendzithereofg; an externally crewl threaded tubular 4packing glandithreadedly, engagijng said internallyscrew threadedjpprtionnoi fsaidjtuhulan extension and forcefully abuttingat one end thereof against saidiannula i packing so.as, to c mpress the a aria ve member .slidably. but,

1 non-.rbtatablymountedwithin and with; respect ai pa g. l ndg n i p atin means ..ex=' tendinggthrough' said" tubu1arextensionv andsaid. annular packing and threadedly connected? to said vaivemembervso as to move the said valve member axially; but .not rotatably with, ,respect t0 said packingg land, said compression, of ,said, annular "packing by s'aid packing gland "causin said-annular;packing to bear against saidioperatingmeans and prevent leakage b'etweemsaid packing and "operating meal r. v

' '11? to k' om msiim on. .binati'on; ,Ja nous? ns cludin a u u a xtension, hav n an. nternally scr w h ad dv p rt on; 2 n. annu r p kin glocated" within; said tubular extension non rotaitably mounted within and, with respect to said *packing'gland and operatingmeans-com: prisinga cylindrical-shaft extending through said tubular extension and saidannular pack;

- ing and threadedly cennected to saidvalvememher: so -=as -to-= move--the= said vvalve member axially but znot rotatablywith -'respect to-said*packing gland-,1 the compression of -said annular packingby-rsaid ipacking. gland causihg the inner periph eralia'cecof:said annular packing to-beforcefully:-

said valve member has contacted said: shoulder causing the said packing glandto turn with the said valve member due to,=saidijnon-rotatable mounting of said valve member with respect to said packing gland, whereby the adjustment of said packing gland with respect to said annular I 1 packing is effected. Y i '8. A cock comprising,-in-combinatiom'a housing including a tubular extension having an internally screw threaded portion; an annular packing located within said tubular extension at one end thereof; an externally screw threaded tubular packing gland threadedly engaging said internally screw threaded portion of said tubular extension and located with one end thereof pressing against said annular packing so as to compress the same, the opening through said packing gland having a polygonal cross section; a valve member having a polygonal cross section which mates with the said opening of said packing gland and which is slidably mounted within said packing gland; and operating means comprising a cylindrical shaft extending through said tubular extension and said annular packing and connected to said valve member so as to move the said valve member axially but not rotatably with respect to said packing gland, the compression of said annular packing by said packing gland causing the inner peripheral face of said annular packing to be forcefully spread out against a substantial outer peripheral surface portion of said cylindrical shaft so as to prevent leakage between the same and said annular packing, and

the said cylindrical shaft having a shoulder located above the said valve member so as to limit the opening movement of said valve member with respect to said cylindrical shaft, the continued turning of the said cylindrical shaft in valve opening direction after said valve member has contacted said shoulder causing the said packing gland to turn with the said valve member due to said non-rotatable mounting of said valve member with respect to said packing gland, whereby the adjustment of said packing gland with respect to said annular packing is effected.

9. A cock comprising, in combination, a housing including a tubular extension having an internally screw threaded portion at one end thereof; an annular packing located within said tubular extension at a point spaced from said screw threaded portion; an externally screw threaded tubular packing gland threadedly engaging said internally screw threaded portion of said tubular extension and located with one end thereof pressing against said annular packing so as to compress the same; a valve member slidably but nonrotatably mounted within and with respect to said packing gland; and operating means comprising a cylindrical shaft extending through said tubular extension and said annular-packing and threadedly connected to said valve member so as to move the said valve member axially but not rotatably with respect to said packing gland, the compression of said annular packing by said packing gland causing the inner peripheral face of said annular packing to be forcefully spread out against a substantial outer peripheral surface portion of said cylindricalshaftso as to prevent leakage between the same and said annular packing, and the said cylindrical shaft having a shoulder located above the said valve member so as to limit the opening'movement of said valve member with respect to said cylindrical shaft,'the continued turning of the saidcylindrical shaft in valve opening direction after said valve member has contacted said shoulder causing the said packing gland to turn with the'said valve member due to said non-rotatable mounting of said valve member with respect to said packing gland, whereby the adjustment of said packing gland with respect to said annular packing is effected.

10. A cock comprising," in combination, a substantially tubular housing member being internally threaded adjacent one end portion thereof; an annular, yielding packing mounted in said tubular housing member adjacent the other end portion thereof; an externally threaded tubular packing gland threadedly engaging said internally threaded one end portion of said tubular housing member and being located with one end thereof pressing against said annular packing so as to compress the same; a valve member slidably but not rotatably mounted within-and with respect to said packing gland; and operating means comprising a cylindrical shaft extending through said tubular housing and said annular packing and threadedly connected to said valve member so as to move said valve member axially but not rotatably with respect to said packing gland, the compression of said annular packing by said packing gland causing the inner peripheral face of said annular packing to forcefully spread out against a substantial outer peripheral surface portion of said cylindrical shaft so as to prevent leakage between the same and said annular packing, and the said cylindrical shaft having a shoulder located above said valve member so as to limit the opening movement of said valve member with respect to said cylindrical shaft, the continued turning of said cylindrical shaft in valve opening direction after said valve member has contacted said shoulder causing said packing gland to turn with said valve member due to said non-rotatable mounting of said valve member with respect to said packing gland, whereby the adjustment of said packing gland with respect to said annular packing is effected.

11. A cock comprising, in combination, a substantially tubular housing member being internally threaded adjacent one end portion thereof; an annular, yielding packing mounted in said tubular housing member adjacent the other end portion thereof; an externally threaded tubular packing gland threadedly engaging said internally threaded one end portion of said tubular housing member and being located with one end thereof pressing against said annular packing so as to compress the same; a valve member slidably but not rotatably mounted within and with respect to said packing gland; and operating means comprising a handle bearing against said other end portion of said tubular housing member and a cylindrical shaft fixedly connected to said handle and extending through said tubular housing and said annular packing and threadedly connected to said valve member so as to move said valve member axially but not rotatably with respect to said packing gland, the compression of said annular packing by said packing gland causing the inner peripheral face 

